Ridley Scott - IMDb IMDb Producer | Director | Production Designer Ridley Scott was born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear (then County Durham) on 30 November 1937. His father was an officer in the Royal Engineers and the family followed him as his career posted him throughout the UK and Europe before they eventually returned to Teesside. Scott wanted to join Army (his elder brother Frank had already joined the ... See full bio » Born: a list of 25 people created 26 Feb 2011 a list of 23 people created 13 Oct 2012 a list of 27 people created 08 Jun 2014 a list of 23 people created 06 Jan 2015 a list of 22 people created 9 months ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Ridley Scott's work have you seen? User Polls Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 37 wins & 85 nominations.

See more awards » Known For | Edit Filmography 2015-2016 The Man in the High Castle (TV Series) (executive producer - 20 episodes) - Detonation (2016) ... (executive producer) - Loose Lips (2016) ... (executive producer) - Fallout (2016) ... (executive producer) - Land O' Smiles (2016) ... (executive producer) - Kintsugi (2016) ... (executive producer) 2016 Killing Reagan (TV Movie) (executive producer) 2016 Mindhorn (executive producer) 2016 BrainDead (TV Series) (executive producer - 13 episodes) 2016 Jean-Claude Van Johnson (TV Movie) (executive producer) 2009-2016 The Good Wife (TV Series) (executive producer - 156 episodes) - End (2016) ...

(executive producer) 2014 Italy in a Day (Documentary) (executive producer) 2014 1.24.14 (Short) (producer) - Episode #1.1 (2014) ... (executive producer) 2013 Killing Kennedy (TV Movie) (executive producer) 2013 Killing Kennedy (Documentary) (producer) 2013 The Vatican (TV Movie) (executive producer) 2012 The Polar Bears (Short) (producer) 2012 Labyrinth (TV Mini-Series) (producer - 2 episodes) 2011 Life in a Day (Documentary) (executive producer) 2010 Nomads (TV Movie) (executive producer) 2010 The Pillars of the Earth (TV Mini-Series) (executive producer - 9 episodes) - Illumination (2010) ... (executive producer) - New Beginnings (2010) ... (executive producer) - Witchcraft (2010) ...

(executive producer) 2010 The Real Robin Hood (TV Movie documentary) (producer) 2005-2010 Numb3rs (TV Series) (executive producer - 119 episodes) - Episode #1.1 (2008) ...

(executive producer) 2007 Law Dogs (TV Movie) (executive producer) 2006 Tristan + Isolde (executive producer) 2006 Orpheus (TV Movie) (executive producer) 2002 Beat the Devil (Short) (executive producer) 2002 Hostage (Short) (executive producer) 2000 The Last Debate (TV Movie) (executive producer) 2000 Gladiator (executive producer - uncredited) 1999 RKO 281 (TV Movie) (executive producer) 1997-1999 The Hunger (TV Series) (executive producer - 4 episodes) 1994 Monkey Trouble (executive producer) 1993 Elephant (TV Short) (associate producer) 1965 Boy and Bicycle (Short) (producer) Hide 1965 Reluctant Bandit (TV Movie) 1964 Singalong Saturday (TV Series) (3 episodes) 1965 Boy and Bicycle (Short) (written by) Hide 2001 Hannibal (executive

 music producer - uncredited) Hide 1999 The Alien Legacy (Video documentary) (archival material) Hide 2010 London Boulevard (special thanks) 2008 The Rhapsody (Short) (very special thanks) 2007 99 francs (special thanks) 2007 Boot Polish (Short) (very special thanks) 2016 20/20 (TV Series documentary) Himself - Director, The Martian Himself - Director (as Sir Ridley Scott) 2016 Today (TV Series) 2015 Celebrity Conversations (TV Series) Himself 2010-2015 Made in Hollywood (TV Series) Himself 2012-2015 Janela Indiscreta (TV Series) Himself 2015 CBS This Morning (TV Series) Himself - Guest 2014 Rencontres de cinéma (TV Series) Himself 2002-2014 Film 2016 (TV Series) Himself - Interviewee / Himself 2014 World Premiere (TV Series) Himself 2013-2014 Special Look (TV Series

) Himself 2014 Weekend Ticket (TV Series short) Himself 2014 The Counselor: Sky Movies Special (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1988-2013 Cinema 3 (TV Series) Himself 2012 Bergmans video (TV Mini-Series documentary) Himself (2012) 2000-2012 HBO First Look (TV Series documentary) Himself 2012 Ad Men (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2011-2012 Prophets of Science Fiction (TV Series documentary) Himself 2010 Alien: Enhancement Pods (Video documentary) Himself 2010 The Real Robin Hood (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2010 2010 Britannia Awards (TV Special) Himself 2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) Himself 2008 Eigo de shabera-night (TV Series) Himself 2008 Séries express (TV Series) Himself 2007 All Our Variant Futures (Video documentary short) Himself 2007 Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling (Video documentary short) Himself 2002-2

007 Charlie Rose (TV Series) Himself / Himself - Guest 2007 Postcards from Provence (Video documentary) Himself 2006 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary) Himself - Director (segment "Explaining Russell Crowe ") 2006 Black Rain: Post-Production (Video documentary short) Himself 2006 Colors of the Crusade (Video documentary short) Himself 2006 Creative Accuracy: The Scholars Speak (Video documentary short) Himself 2006 Kingdom of Heaven: Cast Rehearsals (Video documentary short) Himself 2006 Unholy War: Mounting the Siege (Video documentary short) Himself 2005 Close-up (TV Series documentary) Himself 2005 The 100 Greatest War Films (TV Movie documentary) Himself (as Sir Ridley Scott) 2005 Hannity & Colmes (TV Series) Himself 2005 History vs.

Hollywood (TV Series documentary) Himself 2005 The Big Story (TV Series) Himself 2005 The Culture Show (TV Series documentary) Himself 2005 MovieReal: Kingdom of Heaven (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2005 The Suite with Dave Karger (TV Series documentary) Himself - Guest (2005) 2004 Hollywood Greats (TV Series documentary) Himself 2004 Filmland (TV Series documentary) Himself 2003 Tinseltown TV (TV Series) Himself 2003 Je suis venu(e) vous dire (TV Series short) Himself 2003 DVD Discoveries (Video documentary) Himself (Behind the Behind the Scenes featurette) (uncredited) 2002 The Hollywood Machine (TV Series documentary) Himself 2002 + de cinéma (TV Series documentary short) Himself 2002 Channel 4 News (TV Series) Himself 2002 Hollywood, Inc.

(TV Series documentary) Himself 2002 Hollywood History (TV Series documentary) Himself 2002 The Men from the Agency (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2001 The 100 Greatest Films (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2001 Alien Evolution (TV Movie documentary) Himself 2000 Gladiator Games: The Roman Bloodsport (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1999 The Alien Legacy (Video documentary) Himself - Director 1997 Hollywood Halloween (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1997 The Directors (TV Series documentary) Himself 1992 The Making of 'Alien 3' (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1992 Omnibus (TV Series documentary) Himself 1991 Reflections on 'Citizen Kane' (TV Short documentary) Himself 1991 Días de cine (TV Series) Himself 1991 E.T.

- Entretenimento Total (TV Series) Himself 1990 The Horror Hall of Fame (TV Movie documentary) Himself 1990 Signals (TV Series documentary) Himself 1988 Bains de minuit (TV Series) Himself 1988 The Media Show (TV Series) Himself 1979 Giger's Alien (Short documentary) Himself 2014 The Drunken Peasants (TV Series) Himself 2012 Made in Hollywood (TV Series) Himself 2012 Prophets of Science Fiction (TV Series documentary) Himself 2009 España, plató de cine (TV Movie documentary) Himself (uncredited) 2007 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary) Himself - Director (segment "Explaining Russell Crowe ") 2005 Cinema mil (TV Series) Himself 2002 The 'Alien' Saga (TV Movie documentary) Himself (uncredited) Personal Details Other Works: 1984: Directed the famous Super Bowl ad for Apple Computers inspired by the book "1984".

See more » Publicity Listings: 1 Biographical Movie | 5 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 15 Interviews | 11 Articles | 2 Pictorials | See more » Alternate Names: Did You Know? Personal Quote: The digital and theatrical markets are two different marketplaces. I think the digital marketplace - thank God for it! - is like having a book on the shelf: so you can actually go to that book and if it's four hours long, you can put it on pause, you can have a beer - no one's counting. See more » Trivia: Directed 6 actors in Oscar nominated performances: Geena Davis , Susan Sarandon , Russell Crowe , Joaquin Phoenix , Ruby Dee , and Matt Damon . Crowe won for his performance in Gladiator (2000). See more » Trademark: Frequently uses fast shutter speeds during action scenes. See more » Nickname: Blade Runner (1982) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends.

Error On Disc at Amazon A blade runner must pursue and try to terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator. Director: a list of 21 titles created 29 Mar 2011 a list of 29 titles created 05 Sep 2011 a list of 28 titles created 03 Nov 2013 a list of 33 titles created 9 months ago a list of 37 titles created 9 months ago Search for " Blade Runner " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 16 nominations. See more awards » Videos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X After a space merchant vessel perceives an unknown transmission as distress call, their landing on the source moon finds one of the crew attacked by a mysterious lifeform.

Continuing their journey back to Earth with the attacked crew having recovered and the critter deceased, they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun. Director: Ridley Scott The moon from Alien (1979) has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, but will it be enough? Director: James Cameron During the Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe. Director: Francis Ford Coppola 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X A seemingly indestructible humanoid cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs. Director: James Cameron Humanity finds a mysterious, obviously artificial object buried beneath the Lunar surface and, with the intelligent computer H.A.L. 9000, sets off on a quest. Director: Stanley Kubrick Archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S.

government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis. Director: Steven Spielberg A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after he narrowly escapes a bizarre accident. Director: Richard Kelly 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X In future Britain, Alex DeLarge, a charismatic and psycopath delinquent, who likes to practice crimes and ultra-violence with his gang, is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem - but not all goes according to plan. Director: Stanley Kubrick A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. Director: Stanley Kubrick Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.

Director: Robert Zemeckis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X It's the first week of winter in 1982. An American Research Base is greeted by an alien force, that can assimilate anything it touches. It's up to the members to stay alive, and be sure of who is human, and who has become one of the Things. Director: John Carpenter Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle-station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader. Director: George Lucas Edit Storyline In the futuristic year of 2019, Los Angeles has become a dark and depressing metropolis, filled with urban decay. Rick Deckard, an ex-cop, is a "Blade Runner". Blade runners are people assigned to assassinate "replicants". The replicants are androids that look like real human beings. When four replicants commit a bloody mutiny on the Off World colony, Deckard is called out of retirement to track down the androids.

As he tracks the replicants, eliminating them one by one, he soon comes across another replicant, Rachel, who evokes human emotion, despite the fact that she's a replicant herself. As Deckard closes in on the leader of the replicant group, his true hatred toward artificial intelligence makes him question his own identity in this future world, including what's human and what's not human. Written by blazesnakes9 The original cut of the futuristic adventure. [Director's Cut] See more » Genres: Rated R for violence | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 25 June 1982 (USA) See more » Also Known As: $6,150,002 (USA) (25 June 1982) Gross: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)| Dolby Stereo (35 mm prints) Color: Did You Know? Trivia As Gaff takes Deckard to see Bryant in his flying police car, a brief shot of a monitor appears which displays an 'Environmental CTR Purge' screen. The exact same screen is used in Alien (1979) as Ripley goes through the shuttle start-up procedure.

See more » Goofs When Deckard enters the Bradbury building for his final confrontation with Pris and Roy, he enters the building at street level and walks up three flights of stairs before entering Sebastian's apartment. During the fight with Roy, Deckard climbs out a window, and pulls himself one flight higher; at most he should be only four or five stories above the street. Yet when he attempts to jump to another building and fails to make the jump, suddenly he seems to be hanging hundreds of feet from the ground with flying cars passing under him in the far distance. See more » Quotes [first lines] Female announcer over intercom: Next subject: Kowalski, Leon. Engineer, waste disposal. File section: New employee, six days. See more » Crazy Credits In the "happy ending" Theatrical/International cuts, the credits play over the gorgeous scenery. In later Director/Final cuts, they play over a normal black background.

See more » Connections Referenced in A:D (2005) See more » Soundtracks New Blu-Ray Disc Made Me A Blade Runner Fan 7 December 2008 | by ccthemovieman-1 (United States) – See all my reviews Sometimes you just need to give a film a second chance, even if it is 20 years later! Only some rave reviews about the picture quality of this new 5-disc "Complete Collector's Edition" enticed me to watch this again. Wow, I am glad; this was a very entertaining and a tremendous visual and audio treat. I actually appreciated the audio best because, even in this new Blu-Ray era, one doesn't often find a film with very active surround speakers. However, this "restored" version did and the sound is, at the point, the best I've heard on a Blu-Ray disc....or any DVD, for that matter. The visuals? Well, fans of Blade Runner know all about them. They are fantastic.

Scene-after-scene reminded me of a Stanley Kubrick film or another bizarre 1980s movie called "Jacob's Ladder." Because there are so many things to see and hear, and the story is different, one filled with strange characters, I can see where people would watch this film multiple times and enjoy it very much each time. The "Collector's Edition" has the best picture ever, according to director Ridley Scott, and "is the version I'm most pleased with." It has added scenes one didn't see in earlier versions. The rest of the DVD has those earlier versions. Apparently, there are several including those with Harrison Ford doing narration, like out of a late '40s film noir. Speaking of the latter, that's what this film looked like: a combination film noir (or neo-noir) and sci-fi movie. It has many dark images, fantastic night-time scenes, wonderful closeups and an always-interesting color palette. Sci-fi films usually get dated in a hurry, thanks to ever-increasing special-effects progress in the movie industry, but this still looks very good. Despite being made over 25 years ago, Blade Runner still looks very much state-of-the-art.

Scott says this is the best version and the best his film has ever looked and sounded. Since it's his movie, who am I to argue. So, if you're like me and never gave this movie a chance (I lost interest halfway through with my VHS look at it), give this a second look on this Blu-Ray edition....and you will be blown away. This is, indeed, an amazing film. 49 of 79 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes ‎Blade Runner (1982) directed by Ridley Scott • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd 42 Arguably the most influential sci-fi film since Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner’s vision of the future may have been imitated and referenced numerous times but Ridley’s dystopian world remains as vital and fresh as the day it was created. Ridley Scott’s second masterpiece is a film that positively drips with atmosphere with the towering, perpetually rain swept and smog covered future Los Angeles acting as much a character as the humans and replicants that populate the overcrowded world.

The blending of genres, part film-noir, with its trench coats and long shadows, and part science fiction, with its fears about our future and the supremacy of technology, help create a unique and heady tech-noir fusion. From the moment the… 54 "Let me tell you about my mother." Short of 2001: A Space Odyssey , Blade Runner has to be the most boring science fiction film of all time. Ridley Scott is a no-talent hack, a fact which has been demonstrated extensively by his subsequent output. He's a visual director with no sense of character or narrative, and this film is a classic case of all style and no substance. Blade Runner gets so much credit for asking "big questions" about what makes us human and how we come to terms with our finite existence, but like everything else in the film this is all on the surface with no depth or complexity. Take the famous "Tears in Rain" soliloquy from Roy… 53 How does one even go about explaining themselves for not loving Blade Runner? Simple answer: you don't.

You just ramble on about perceived flaws and hope that your previously earned goodwill is enough for fans of the film to sigh and move on. In regards to backstory, this is my second attempt at Blade Runner, having previously watched the DC back in high school and coming away with pretty much the same result, albeit with a much more limited mindset and vocabulary. Take two, Final Cut edition. Fluctuation of the Pupil. Involuntary Dilation of the Iris. Let's start on a positive note: Syd Mead is a god. Anything good I have to say about Blade Runner inevitably leads back to… 10 I'm just going to go ahead and say it: Ridley Scott isn't a great director, and Blade Runner is the masterpiece that proves it. Scott is the kind of guy that believes things are best when they are dumbed down, that Maximus is a good name for the protagonist of a historical epic. He's also the kind of guy that doesn't understand storytelling, but still wants to leave an audience satisfied. With the exception of Alien and Blade Runner, most Scott films I've watched are categorized by two things: great production and sound design, and mixed to lousy everything else.

I believe Alien and Blade Runner are the accidental product of a good director, not the work of a great… Review by DeniseeMariee ★★★★ As a fairly new "film junkie", or my preferred term, "cinema slut", there's still a great deal of classics I need to catch up on. Today's choice was Ridley Scott's 'Blade Runner.' There are so many things about Blade Runner that pull you in. First of all, it's inexplicably beautiful. The futuristic world that Ridley Scott built is so often imitated now that one would think it would lose it's charm, but damn, it still holds up today. Everything is caked in neon blue and shadowed in smoke, which contributed to the dreamy haze I felt throughout the film. Next, the soundtrack is absolutely incredible. I would argue it's the most intriguing part of the film. Not the distinct style,… Review by Hairlesseagle ★★★½ Visually this film is perfect. The set design, the aesthetic, the cinematography are all on point. 2019 Los Angeles looks and feels amazing. Coupled with a fantastic soundtrack, you end up with an amazing setting for a film.

The world built here, from plot exposition and little bits and pieces in the background, is fantastic. The story is fine, it has this future-noir feel to it. I feel Deckard's side of the story is where the film fails a bit. I was much more interested in Roy's story, the way he wants to extend his life and learn more about how he was created. It was really well done, and Rutger Hauer's performance is fantastic. Harrison Ford's performance was kind… Does This 'Prometheus' Easter Egg Hint at a 'Blade Runner' Tie-In? | FirstShowing.net Does This 'Prometheus' Easter Egg Hint at a 'Blade Runner' Tie-In? Source: ScreenCrush "Dictated but not read." Well, what do we have here, Mr. Weyland? That ominous October 11th, 2012 date seen in the viral and end of the credits for Prometheus is fast approaching. But as many assumed, it's right around the DVD/Blu-Ray release date for Prometheus. However, with this release comes a lot of new reveals and surprises (like an Engineer reading books ?).

There's Easter Eggs, extended/deleted scenes that fill in a lot of the big gaps, and much more yet to be found. One intriguing discovery made recently is this - an odd, but nonetheless real, reference to Blade Runner (which Ridley Scott is making a sequel of) in some text. The discovery was first made by Reddit user Huxleyism (via ScreenCrush ) who wrote a rather hyperbolic but appropriate title: "HOLY SHIT. Prometheus and Blade Runner tie in, directly written on the bonus features of the steelbook bluray." Beyond that he doesn't say how exactly he found it, but it's from the Steelbook UK Prometheus release. The text, written by Peter Weyland (played by Guy Pearce), explains vaguely some connection to one Dr. Eldon Tyrell, which is the obvious part once you actually read it. Things like the pyramid , "simple robotics instead of those genetic abominations", his "corporation" (Tyrell Corp) and so on.

Here's the piece of text that he took a photo of, apparently hidden in the Prometheus Steelbook somewhere: Despite this being at most a reference and perhaps not too much else, other bloggers have gone the extra mile and tried to connect the dots to the in-the-works Ridley Scott Blade Runner sequel. We've known since early 2011 that Alcon Entertainment was developing a new Blade Runner movie, and they somehow got Ridley Scott to agree to do it. Last year, Ridley himself teased that it's "liable to be a sequel", but beyond that, details are rather vague on what it'll be/when it'll be set. We're all waiting to hear for something more about and, well, since this is a hint, time to jump on it and turn the connection into a buzz-worthy rumor. Now don't forget, at the end of the credits of Prometheus there was a tag that ended up linking to more viral content that seemed to hint that there was more to come. It first unlocked a hint at Comic-Con viral, which was there briefly .

So you never know - Fox, Ridley, Damon Lindelof and the crafty minds behind this could be trying to turn all of Ridley's sci-fi movies into one big universe, because it is a good marketing hook anyway. However, that 10-11-12 website now just auto-links to Project Prometheus and the date has changed to 10-09-12 - the DVD release day. So the reference may not be a full connection, but it is pretty damn cool. Huxleyism does remind us of another thing: "Must ask question: Has this been written about before? Blade Runner is set in 2019. Prometheus in 2090. Wayland is old." At least the timing checks out, and if Ridley is really making a Blade Runner sequel, the timeframe could work for a cool connection like this - maybe Guy Pearce will show up in the new Blade Runner? We'll have to see. Only time, of course, will tell. Hat tip: read this April 2012 editorial - " Will Prometheus Create a Shared Universe Between Alien and Blade Runner? " Update: There's more!

Thanks to reader @stephenstaunton there's apparently a "Supplementary Pod" on the Blu-Ray as well that really makes big hints at this cross-universe as well. So it may be real? Check out this screenshot below from one of the featurettes titled "Merging Ridleyverses" - not obvious enough yet? Here's part of a transcript he sent me: "There's one idea that I'm very sad that we didn't do. Ridley, one day, came in and said, "You know, I'm thinking what if it's the Weyland-Tyrell Corporation? Is that cool?" And we're like, "Dude, that's really cool. You gotta do it!". Here's a few screenshots he sent from the video: The information comes from concept artist Ben Proctor, who is talking in the "Merging Ridleyverses" featurette. He continues with more on Ridley's ideas: "Maybe the bodyguards, you know, that come out with Weyland, maybe one of them says Batty on his uniform. And we're like "Awesome! Do it, do it!".

And it didn't end up making it but I thought that was a really cool thing that there is such a compatibility between the sort of, you know, dystopian future of Blade Runner and Alien that they may as well be the same universe. And if we're doing a Weyland versus a Weyland-Yutani, why not have corporate mergers shifting and make some kind of a connection there. I thought that was cool." What do you make of all these details? Find more posts in Feat , Rumors , SciFi , Viral Discover more on ZergNet: Stephen Staunton Worth pointing out that on the 3D Blu-Ray"Supplementary Pods" - there's a little featurette called "Merging Ridleyverses", where it is stated that at one point during the development of the film, Weyland Corp would have been merged with the Tyrell Corporation. Another small bit of info was that Roy Batty may have been an extra security guard for Peter Weyland while on the Prometheus mission - but only identifiable by his name written on his uniform. wylles Wow...I really love this idea...cant think of a better merging than this one... Race Bannon this is all getting too confusing for me.

I'm trying to keep up on all these tie-ins and how people are related to other people, and what corporations are responsible for what.... my mind is about to explode!!! "my mind is about to explode!!!" no... that one's a Cronenberg. boooo Great. Not only did Prometheus ruin Alien,now it's going to ruin Blade Runner. I get it.The Avengers was a great hit.But can we please not try to mash up every fucking movie into same movie-verse.The whole shared reality gimmick barely works in the comics.Just look at how it messed up most of the classics. We might end up with Transformers sharing the same universe as I don't know Kubricks The Shining. Case Seems like the last "total Recall" was a good set up for a blade runner tie in. The city scape was almost a reboot. ApesMa And how exactly did Prometheus ruin Alien? Alien is still there, it's still the exact same movie. If you don't like the humanoid space jockeys and other things from Prometheus then just ignore it. erhm.. The context matters.If you completelly ignore Prometheus ,Alien is fine. But...

Prometheus ruins Alien by explaining xenomorphs.By tying them to humanity.They should have stayed this mysterious threat from the unknown darkness of space and not some plot point from "religious" mythology i.e. they are here to punish us for killing space Jesus. ApesMa It still doesn't ruin Alien just like AvP didn't ruin Alien, because the original movie is the same it's always been. The space Jesus thing isn't in the movie. It was in an early version of the script. You should see all the stupid shit in the original Alien script. dededdewwd AvP did not ruin Alien because it's from a different director and because It is not canon.Nobody takes it seriously.Nobody who saw the original movies when they came out.It's more in the tradition of camp and fun mash-up movies like Jason vs Freddie than serious SF.Prometheus is canon.And what they did with the canon in Prometheus sours Alien.IMHO. AvP movies are derived from a jokethe props guys made in Predator 2 with the alien skull on predator ship.Also videogames and comics.There the concept works.As a movie not so much. ApesMa There IS no actual canon, you're free to ignore any movie you want to.

I ignore Alien Resurrection because I hated it. The Godfather III was directed by Coppola and starred Pacino, Keaton, etc, but I didn't like it so I just didn't watch it again, and now it's just a distant memory. Parts I and II are as brilliant as ever. The whole thing about movies being retroactively ruined by new installments is silly and hyperbolic. Dillinger23 +1 Kelsey How would this work? It seems barely anyone knows or credits the fact that Blade Runner isn't an idea that was created for a film; it was based off of the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. And if anyone knows the long hellish process it took for Philip K Dick to give his okay for them to finally make the movie, after a few times of script rewrites, and changes overall. I feel like Dick would be rolling in his grave at this. With how picky he was when BR was being made, I highly doubt he'd let something that he didn't create be thrown together with something he did - even if BR is "loosely" based off of his novel. BinaryChaos Why doesn't he just say everything he directed are in the same Ridley-verse?

As ridiculous as that sounds I really hope Ridley is just incorporating for future plot purposes other from that I'm not interested anymore in this abomination if it is true that the two movies are tied in. The author of the book that created Blade Runner must be rolling in his grave. I personally think it's an insult. That's like Peter Jackson saying the Lord Of The Rings movies are tied to his silly zombie movie from the 70s. syntaxterror "That's like Peter Jackson saying the Lord Of The Rings movies are tied to his silly zombie movie from the 70s." Umm... which movies are you talking about here? Peter Jackson hasn't done any zombie movie from the 70s. Perhaps you're thinking of Bad Taste done in '87? BinaryChaos Good call I meant that movie "Dead Alive" done in '92 I don't know why I keep thinking of the 70s syntaxterror '87 it just was rereleased as Dead Alive in '92 nightgoat72 Um, no. Bad Taste and Dead-Alive are two completely separate movies. syntaxterror oopsy! Got Brain Dead and Bad Taste mixed up... my bad.

I haven't even seen Bad Taste which I will now attempt to correct. Forgive me 😀 robross0606 Actually, the Sumatran rat-monkey from "Dead Alive" is caught on Skull Island, which is the same island as King Kong. So Peter Jackson DID tie his universes together! BinaryChaos Are you a troll? Did Peter Jackson state that Dead Alive is within the universe of King Kong? Sorry but I rather hear it from the horses mouth. There are a lot of movies that call islands "Skull Island" and have no ties to king kong. Seriously stop being a troll. TheMAXX Jackson has stated that King Kong was one of his favorites growing up so that is probably why he chose the same name for the island. Dillinger23 please name ANY other film that uses Skull Island NOT as an overt reference to King Kong you trolling muppet? BinaryChaos Get a life and do some research yourself you aren't in any position to make requests. Dillinger23 yeah, thats what i thought. you cannot present a single example of Skull Island being used that IS NOT a direct homage or reference to King Kong. This is because you think without speaking, and write without reflecting.

BinaryChaos Thats because I don't cater to trolls like you. Show some respect and someone might cater to your needs. Dillinger23 if I wanted catering, I'd got to a deli. You are simply lacking the character and integrity to admit posting an erroneous comment. Its no big deal my friend. I make mistakes, we all make mistakes, but you seem to lack the character to admit having made one at this time. Your comment simply does not bear up to even cursory analysis. BinaryChaos Well that's good cause it's their job to cater to you cause you are paying for the meal. Seriously, you are troll and go find someone else to troll since you are having a bad day. There is no pleasing anyone like you all you do is complain and critique and want to come off like you have the better hand so keep talking to yourself until you are done whining cause I'm done replying to you. Move on! Dillinger23 still waiting for ONE example of Skull Island being used in a location.

syntaxterror it was used in reference in the Monkey Island series : (look under Setting) Cody W And the the winner is......syntax terror with his one legitimate post in the midst of 2 keyboard warriors *claps* Cody W Ole Ridley needs to retire before he ruins more of his classics...prometheus was terrible. Buzzfunk Agreed. Its a dead horse by now but viewing P again now just made it even more obvious how bad the movie is. "I like rocks, no i LOVE rocks.....". Damon Lindelof, fuck you. What a piece of fucking shit that makes money by writing such crap. And yes, please leave BR alone. Dont need a sequel. P reminds of the SW prequels. or indy 4. They are there but to me, i choose to ignore their existence. Nothing much else one can do.... ApesMa It's a great movie with shitty dialogue. erhm.. It's a movie with great visuals.Everything else is mediocre or just plain sucks.Apart from incredible Fassbender. Cody W Exactly, the SFX and Fassbenders performance were the only thing otherwise none of it made sense.

Richie G Careful with that "none of it made sense" stuff. You'll leave yourself open to people saying you didn't understand the story ( theres a lot of people using that to defend prometheus). All the scientists were idiots, whats not to understand? Cody W Yeah well if they do that I can direct them to redlettermedias take on prometheus. Buzzfunk Oh yeah, the prometheus fan boys. Well if someone loved it, then great for them. I think just like you said, it wasn't that the 'big' questions were the problem, the problem was the illogical narrative of the movie and yes, the idiots aka scientists. "I like rocks, no i LOVE rocks..." Ridley scott has lost a lot of credibility in my book with this crap. Really not looking forward to BR2. buzzfunk Exactly. Visually it's indeed good. But it just shows that when you have a shit scripted and terrible casting, the fx alone wont save you wutangclanaintnuttintafuckwit While I'm not amongst them, a lot of people would say the same thing about Blade Runner Buzzfunk Its by far not a great movie...

Richie G The scientists in prometheus did stupid things because they had super space jetlag Richie G Thats a little unfair. Ridley's direction is still great. The script let prometheus down. Ridley just needs someone who knows what audiences want these days and Lindelof isn't that guy Cody W No no no. Its totally fair. If the man can direct a scene in which a chick gets her stomach cut open and then another scene where she is running from aliens because she has those "futuristic" drugs some 10 minutes later then some fault has to be put on him, though Lindelof is mainly at fault I agree. Brian I will agree with you on those scenes , Cody . Nobody can get their stomach muscles cut and then go running ang jumping 10 mins later . However , everybody else's complaints just seem like whining . Scientists were stupid ; yes but look at every other movie in the " family " - a lot of SOMEBODIES are totally stupid . just take it as a device to know who's gonna be dying - the stupid ones . BOOOO there ARE comics where the mash-ups work , so just because some don't doesn't invalidate trying .

Really people , IT"S ONLY A MOVIE ! Take off your analyst glasses and just try enjoying whatever comes at you , with no preconceptions from the last movie or someone else's take . You don't need everything spelled out for you and an entertaining movie can have some horrible acting , and survive ... Cody W No Im sorry, but ridiculous decisions from the characters, constant plot holes and just overall nonsense I can take every once and a while in a film for the sake of entertainment...but when its just constantly from start to end that is the definition of a piece of shit movie. Dominic A Deconstruct : ( cause u miss my point ) if the two scientists aren't so stupid that they DON"t run as soon as the tentacle comes out the pool no scene there . If the head scientist doesn't accept a drink from David no freakout from him . If they don't launch the ship the hell out of there as soon as the zombie comes back to destroy them , no movie . If the premise isn't " they'll tell me how to live forever " , no movie . If they don't even make the decision to go - especially stupidly with no military back-up - NO MOVIE .

Criticize the overall plot but not the obvious parts they HAVE to put in . If u criticize this , u might as well go back to ALIEN , and say it was stupid not ONLY to go into this strange ship , but ALSO to bring that guy back aboard ! you might as well criticize ALL horror movies cause somebody always stupidly " opens that door " . Jeeezz understand ur genres before u sound off . Y gonna Criticize " Pandora's Box " too ? contrarian I think it's kind of sacrilegious to play around with Blade Runner more than he has - simply because it's not an original idea. It was based on Philip K. Dick's short story. Jericho but he has appraised him multiple times before he did Alien so its always been possible he had this planned from the beginning..... JerseyBoy And look at what Peter Jackson is doing with J.R.R Tolkien's stories, it was never his idea but he's still constantly changing elements of the original story to adapt for his film vision same goes for Ridley Scott. I don't see anyone complaining about what Jackson is doing so far also. But it's not like Peter Jackson is creating Tintin and King Kong tie-ins...

syntaxterror thought I'd pipe in and correct you - it wasn't a short story but a full fledged novel called Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. Pick it up and read it you tourist 😛 Read the book then watch Blade Runner again and you'll notice how similar they both aren't. Ridley Scott has created his own universe and original interpretation of the novel and should be able to do whatever he wants with it in my humble opinion. Brian Sleider I do not relish the thought of a "Blade Runner" sequel. Except for one movie, "Scanner Darkly" all of Dicks works that have made it to the big screen have utterly destroyed the source material. "Blade Runner" while a great film on it own departs in very extreme ways from the book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" and there is no room for a sequel in it save for studios to cash grab off of reused ideas. I have said it before and I will say it again here. I wish Hollywood would take more chances with new and original ideas instead of going for the quick buck of remake, adaptation, sequel, prequelitus.

Isildur_of_Numenor I don't know about you guys, but this sounds fucking awesome to me. The classics are still there, they're not going to be messed up by these sequels (or whatever they are). Plus, it's Ridley Scott pulling the strings. Oh, and I loved Prometheus (although I've seen it only once), so maybe that's why this doesn't feel wrong at all. I sort of liked the Blade Runner world on it's own. But these constant tie-ins are getting into George Lucas territory. Josh Too many trolls on the dance floor. I personally love Ridley Scott and the tie in sounds very interesting! Rediels Nairb Sure ,everybody who disagrees with you or expresses their dislike of the things you happen to like is a troll. contrarian Screaming "Troll !" is too easy. Easier than paying attention to what the other side is saying. Emilio Pereira. Those saying that Phillip K Dick is rolling in his grave because he was opposed to Blade Runner being based from Do androids dream of electric sheep, know that he was invited to the set and became friends with Ridley Scott when he saw the director was putting his heart and soul into the movie. I read that years ago.

Theres even a photograph of both where it shows Phillip K Dick smiling with Scott. Then on the Blade Runner briefcase boxed set on the Dangerous days dvd that is a documentary on the whole making of BR it says that after seeing an edited preview of the film with the sp/fx and everything, Dick couldnt believe they brought his vision to life and even asked them to screen it again for him. So stop complaining. Im all for a link between both universes. Its Ridley Scott's vision which is far more interesting than all the dissapointing shit from other franchises thats out there. Yes, Im a fan. Bobo_Vision You win this round. simore, youdont Im a fan aswell. This is great news, I believe in ridley. Just wish he had smarter fans. He deserves them. Jane Doe No one said that he was opposed to it being made into a film. Alex C. All these viral gimmicks and tie-ins are cheap, redundant, forced and "artificial" - like this one - and are becoming increasingly pointless and irrelevant. So sad to see a master like Ridley Scott losing his touch and respectability for dirty money.

robthom It turns out that ridley isn't so much the "master" that we thought he was. He made 2 great films 30 years ago, and an unfortunate library of dull mediocrity afterwards. That doesn't really qualify as mastery IMO. simore, youdont Even more sad to see he is surrounded by a simpleton fanbase. Maybe in thirty years you'll see your opinion for what it is: shortsightedness. Your not alone though. Ebert has already apologized... Buzzfunk Not to turn this into a P hack fest ( I know its like beating a dead horse) but after viewing the movie again in the hopes that it has some redeeming qualities to it (aside from the visuals), whats really more obvious how all the acting is mindblowingly bad except Fassbender and Iris Alba. That Charlie actor is just some of the worst shit ive ever seen. And personally, I think Noomi R is vastly overrated. I really disliked her in this movie... Richie G The problem is Blade runner was based in 2019, as you said.

Surprised, with all the rereleases, that they didn't push that date back Dillinger23 shit shit SHIT idea. What is this, the bloody Marvel universe with superhero cross-overs? This cheapens both stories and is just plain silly. castingcouch Thanks for reminding me how much I hated Prometheus. L. Paunch Wow. A universe crossover. How cute. Weyland's next journal entry is even better: "Every now and then I'll get a message from my dear friend John, passing the time on his rocky red world playing Quidditch with Kuato and Benjamin Bratt. And he asks me...do I miss it? Do I miss New Capricorn? Do I miss those days when it was just we two aboard the Falcon, soaring over the Dead Marshes, watching the great sand worms breach and dive, Vulcan looming in the sky like a terracotta and turquoise jewel? Stopping by Narnia to beam up Lex and Otis? Otis...how his sodimization saddened me.

And how delighted I was to learn that Federal Marshal O'Niel flew all the way from Io to hunt the perpetrator down and crush his steely bones in a hydraulic press in an OCP R&D lab aboard Discovery One. Sigh. Such a pity Bond never did acquire for me the recipe for the Everlasting Gobstopper." simore, youdont This is great news! Prometheus was another masterpiece. The people bickering about silly plot-holes and bad acting need to wake up. A biologist who took a mission that has him sleep for over 2 years and bring him to an alien planet that WOULDNT be curious of the biology in said alien planet would make for a glaring plot hole. The scene made sense and was great. And to really call your bluff, yes, in a universe where machines can do operations, humans can terraform planets, and fly to other galaxies...yes, I am willing to believe we have drugs that speed up healing and negate enough pain to run for ones life!(if you are going to call this silly, be honest with yourself and call all scifi silly) Worse was said about Alien and Bladerunner in their time.

It takes a rare person with impeccable taste to enjoy a timeless masterpiece IN its time. Im glad to be in that number. Let this be a lesson to you 'eberts' out there that gave blade runner a thumbs down only to recant his opinion and apologize later: Prometheus was a masterpiece and so will be paradise and BR2. Meester Smeeth Stupid, stupid, stupid. It doesn't need to be directly connected. It's the most unimaginative thing they could do at this point. Sure, the few connections (in fact I can only think of one in Blade Runner and if it is more than a nod to Alien, it's nothing much more than a nod, and it should stay that way) between Alien and Blade Runner are fun, but that's no excuse for cementing them together definitively just because the people behind it can't think of anything else to do with it. New Blade Runner film to be directed by Ridley Scott | Film | The Guardian Ridley Scott New Blade Runner film to be directed by Ridley Scott The British film-maker is on board to direct a follow-up to his 1982 sci-fi classic – but will it be a prequel or a sequel? Replicant revival ...

Harrison Ford hangs on in Blade Runner (1982) – Ridley Scott is to direct a follow-up. Photograph: Allstar/Cinetext/Warner Bros Friday 19 August 2011 06.50 EDT First published on Friday 19 August 2011 06.50 EDT Close This article is 5 years old You wait 30 years for a Ridley Scott science fiction film, then two come along at once. Not content with bringing Prometheus, his forthcoming pseudo-prequel to Alien to the big screen, the veteran British film-maker has signed on to make another Blade Runner movie . US production company Alcon Entertainment purchased the rights to make a new film earlier this year, and there was speculation at the time that Scott might be asked to get involved. The original 1982 movie, with its iconic Vangelis score and future noir stylings, is a genuine science-fiction classic which continues to attract new fans nearly three decades after its release.

In 2007, it was named the second most visually influential film of all time by the Visual Effects Society, and in 1993 it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". "It would be a gross understatement to say that we are elated Ridley Scott will shepherd this iconic story into a new, exciting direction," said producers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove in a statement. "We are huge fans of Ridley's and of the original Blade Runner . This is a once-in-a-lifetime project for us." Kosove told Reuters : "The idea was always to go right to Ridley and that's exactly what we did." He added that having Scott attached "gives people a level of comfort about how serious we are". Based on the 1968 Philip K Dick novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Blade Runner was not a box office or critical hit at the time but has gradually gathered plaudits over the years.

Negative critical opinion of the film was largely reversed with the arrival in 1992 of Scott's own director's cut, which excised the original theatrical release's hokey studio-commissioned Harrison Ford voiceover and a spectacularly ham-fisted pegged-on "happy ending" denouement which the film-maker is said to have hated. Scott is unlikely to have to fight similar studio battles this time around. At 73 he is something of a Hollywood elder statesman and will no doubt have secured final cut as part of his deal to return as director. Alcon has not revealed whether the new Blade Runner will be a sequel or prequel to the original, and all options would appear to be open. Scott's forthcoming return to the Alien universe, Prometheus, is being touted as a film with "DNA" from the original movie rather than a direct prequel, an intriguing prospect which has created enormous buzz round the project. Before signing on to make it in a blaze of publicity in 2009, Scott had spent 27 years away from the science fiction genre with which he made his name. The new Blade Runner will be just the latest belated follow-up to an 80s original to hit the big screen.

Two arrived last year, with Tron Legacy failing to recapture the lo-fi charm of the original 1982 movie and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps also proving to be less successful than the first film. Dick never wrote a sequel to Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, so Alcon will most likely be aiming to produce an original story. Three follow-up novels by the writer's friend, KW Jeter, were written between 1995 and 2000 to try and resolve some of the differences between Blade Runner and its source novel, but they were poorly received and are not widely read. Ford himself appears unlikely to return in the new Blade Runner. Alcon makes no mention of him in its press release announcing Scott's signing and in any case, his involvement would ruin the central enigma at the heart of the original film. Set in an overpopulated future Los Angeles which never sees the sunlight, Scott's movie is about a "blade runner", Rick Deckard (Ford) who is tasked with taking out a gang of android outlaws, or replicants, who have escaped to Earth from an offworld colony.

The film-maker left the audience to decide for themselves whether Deckard himself is in fact also a replicant. Movies Directed by Ridley Scott - Metacritic $60.0M * Score averages do not include films missing from Metacritic's database (see below). Ridley Scott hit the film scene as an innovator in the late ’70s after getting his start making television commercials. He made his name in science fiction with one of the most sensational back-to-back film rollouts of all time, Alien and Blade Runner , and he’s been responsible for changing the way we see and experience film ever since. His advertising background brought a glossy, epic quality to cinema that has since become the norm. But with massive themes and larger-than-life set pieces, some of Scott’s films tend to lean towards the high-concept, leading some to believe his films run the risk of leaving actors as an afterthought. Scott has battled these style over substance arguments for most of his career, though he has avoided space, swords, and sandals as of late with his last three films A Good Year , American Gangster , and Body of Lies .

That changes this week with his take on the Robin Hood myth, starring his current go-to actor Russell Crowe in the titular bow-and-arrow-wielding role. Early reviews seem to indicate that the new film is more Gladiator than Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, which is probably for the best. Crowe and Scott are hoping the film performs well enough to launch an ongoing franchise. Below, we take a closer look at the director's best and worst films. First, here's how Scott's movies have performed at the box office: Comparative Box Office Performance of Ridley Scott's Films Year Films directed by Ridley Scott Film Guide : Blade Runner, Black Hawk Down, Thelma & Louise, Alien, Hannibal, Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven: Amazon.es: Source: Wikipedia: Libros en idiomas extranjeros DescripciÃ³n del producto Reseña del editor Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (films not included). Pages: 74.

Chapters: Blade Runner, Black Hawk Down, Thelma & Louise, Alien, Hannibal, Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, American Gangster, Robin Hood, Body of Lies, Legend, 1984, Black Rain, A Good Year, All the Invisible Children, Matchstick Men, G.I. Jane, The Duellists, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, Life in a Day, Someone to Watch Over Me, White Squall, Boy and Bicycle. Excerpt: Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. The film's title refers to its primary antagonist: a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature which stalks and kills the crew of a spaceship. Dan O'Bannon wrote the screenplay from a story by him and Ronald Shusett, drawing influence from previous works of science fiction and horror. The film was produced through Brandywine Productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox, with producers David Giler and Walter Hill making significant revisions and additions to the script.

The titular Alien and its accompanying elements were designed by Swiss surrealist artist H. R. Giger, while concept artists Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the human aspects of the film. Alien garnered both critical acclaim and box office success, receiving an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film, Best Direction for Scott, and Best Supporting Actress for Cartwright, and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, along with numerous other award nominations. It has remained highly praised in subsequent decades, being inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2002 for historical preservation as a film which is "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2008 it was ranked as the seve... No es necesario ningÃºn dispositivo Kindle. DescÃ¡rgate una de las apps de Kindle gratuitas para comenzar a leer libros Kindle en tu smartphone, tablet u ordenador. Apple

Question: Who directed Alien and Blade Runner?
Answer: Ridley Scott